You can contact the Literacy Council by email at info@frederickliteracy.org or by phone at 301-600-2066. Please contact our office to make an appointment.  Our office hours are M-F between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Materials from our lending library for students and volunteers can be picked up in our office M-F between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  (except for Frederick County/FCPL holiday or weather closures).  Enter through the Literacy Council’s side door or the double front doors of the FCPL Administrative Entrance.  Contact staff in advance by email to request materials: info@frederickliteracy.org. Our office is located at: 110 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701.

• Ask a translator to join you on your phone call or visit if you wish.
• Be ready to give us your name, phone number, email address (if you have one), and address.
• We will help you to complete a student registration form.
• Make an appointment to meet with our staff for an online assessment so we know which program is best for you.

Client Referrals from Partner Organizations

Please complete the LCFC Referral Form to refer prospective clients to the Literacy Council.  Complete the fillable form, scan and send by email to: info@frederickliteracy.org.

At your appointment:

1. • A staff member will check your skill levels by completing an assessment.
   • You will discuss where you should begin and if a class or tutoring is better for you, or refer you to another organization.

If one of our programs is right for you, you will get a tutor or start a class as soon as we have an opening.

1. • If you are matched with a tutor, you will be asked to purchase your tutoring books for $35.
   • If you attend classes with us, you will be asked to pay an annual class enrollment fee of $20.
     You will pay this enrollment fee one time each school year and be eligible to enroll in multiple classes during the school year.